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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

The recompense for those who exhibit pleasing behavior
is of great good news for all of mankind, and is revealed in
these verses:

But as for those who believe and do right actions, We
will not let the wage of good-doers go to waste. (Surat
al-Kahf: 30)

When those who have done their duty are asked, "What
has your Lord sent down?" their reply is, "Good!" There
is good in this world for those who do good, and the
abode of the hereafter is even better. How wonderful is
the abode of those who guard against evil: Gardens of
Eden which they enter, with rivers flowing under
them, where they have whatever they desire. That is
how Allah repays those who guard against evil. (Surat

an-Nahl: 30-31)

Islam Commands Us to Do Good and
Avoid Evil
Believers learn the true meaning of good and evil from
the Qur'an, a book revealed by Allah as the standard by which

to discern the true from the false." Concepts such as good and
bad, right and wrong, are elucidated in the Qur'an with
examples that everyone can understand. Believers' fear of
Allah gives them light and understanding to help them
distinguish between good and bad. (Surat al-Anfal: 29)
Muslims spend their whole lives implementing their

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